To realise that observing electromagnetic radiation of celestial bodies is the basic concept to gain information on the cosmos
- To identify an observational technique that suits best a given scientific question and
- To be able to identify the best instrument at the observatories worldwide
- To understand the physical and statistical bases for contemporary astronomical instrumentation, observation techniques and observational data processing
- To be able to apply a first-order numerical simulation of an optical telescope system and perform a case study using one of the information restitution techniques commonly used in astronomy
- To be able to quantify the observing time needed to obtain a given precision
- To become familiar with the reduction of data obtained with the basic astronomical techniques (photometry, astrometry, spectroscopy)
- To compute reliable errors of the measured physical quantities
